Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
Vol. 15, No. 2 (2006), 185-209

Sample Handling and Determination of Physico-Chemical Parameters in Rime, Hoarfrost, Dew, Fog and Cloud Water Samples - a Review

K. Skarzynska, Z. Polkowska, J. Namiesnik

Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdańsk University of Technology,
11/12, G. Narutowicz Str., 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland

Abstract: Our paper discusses many types of samplers used for collecting samples from precipitation and atmospheric deposits (fog and cloud water, dew, hoarfrost and rime). Equipment of various degrees of automation is presented. The paper also presents bibliographical information on the concentration range of inorganic and organic compounds in precipitation and atmospheric deposit samples, the storage and/or preparation of samples for analysis, and the techniques of final determination.

Keywords: fog and cloud water, dew, hoarfrost, rime, atmospheric precipitation, sample collection .